Ruling · Holī · 2067
Boundaryin Suva, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Mon 28 Feb. Both late afternoons qualify and the rule does not say which to take. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Monday 28 February
Taken for Holikā Dahana. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer. Holī is the day after.
150 of 150 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Tuesday 1 March
Qualifies with 40 of 149 minutes. Not taken.
40 of 149 minutes covered, the first 40
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 15:03 on Mon 28 Feb to 16:43 on Tue 1 Mar.
2067-02-28T03:02:47Z → 2067-03-01T04:42:41Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:03–18:33 on the 28th, 16:03–18:32 on the 1st.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 150 of 150 minutes on the 28th and 40 of 149 on the 1st.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Both late afternoons qualify and the rule marks neither. The one covered longer is ruled, as a boundary.
priority: unstated → greater-coverage · margin 2402 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Monday 28 February is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Suva, 2067: Tuesday 1 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Suva, Holī 2067 falls on Tuesday 1 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Monday 28 February. Pūrṇimā runs from 15:03 on Mon 28 Feb to 16:43 on Tue 1 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 28th. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 40 minutes; the rule does not say which to take, and the one covered longer is ruled: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 1 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 1 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 1 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Suva. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/holi · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 15 Holika-dahana (Sayahnavyapini — it should be observed on second half of purnima at night), Dolayatra (Bengal & Orissa) (covering 4 ghatikas before sunrise of the day of festival), Holi — on the day after Holikadahana.” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Pūrṇimā | Sāyāhna 28th | Covered | Sāyāhna 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:03 → 20:43 | 15:31 | 137 min | 15:32 | 0 min | 1 Mar |
| Chicago | 21:03 → 22:43 | 15:25 | 135 min | 15:26 | 0 min | 1 Mar |
| Jersey City | 22:03 → 23:43 | 15:32 | 135 min | 15:32 | 0 min | 1 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 23:03 → 00:43 | 15:53 | 143 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 1 Mar |
| London | 03:03 → 04:43 | 15:29 | 130 min | 15:30 | 0 min | 1 Mar |
| Durban | 05:03 → 06:43 | 15:57 | 153 min | 15:57 | 0 min | 1 Mar |
| Dubai | 07:03 → 08:43 | 16:01 | 139 min | 16:01 | 0 min | 1 Mar |
| Delhi | 08:33 → 10:13 | 16:02 | 138 min | 16:02 | 0 min | 1 Mar |
| Kolkata | 08:33 → 10:13 | 15:19 | 140 min | 15:20 | 0 min | 1 Mar |
| Singapore | 11:03 → 12:43 | 16:55 | 145 min | 16:55 | 0 min | 1 Mar |
| Sydney | 14:03 → 15:43 | 16:59 | 154 min | 16:58 | 0 min | 1 Mar |
| Suva | 15:03 → 16:43 | 16:03 | 150 min | 16:03 | 40 min | 1 Mar |